Asherman syndrome Joseph Asherman (1889-1986) Czech gynaecologist. In 1948 described a series of patients who had developed traumatic uterine adhesions following curettage and damage to the basal layer of the endometrium. The condition had first been described in 1894 by a German gynaecologist, Heinrich Fritsch (1844-1915). The adhesions can complicate uterine curettage for retained placenta after an otherwise normal pregnancy; elective termination or miscarriage; myomectomy for fibroids; IUD; endometrial tuberculosis or pelvic irradiation. Amenorrhoea, repeated miscarriage, infertility and endometriosis are possible sequelae. Even with careful surgical dissection of the adhesions, the endometrium may remain weakened and there is a greater risk of placental problems with future pregnancies. #Eponyms #Clinical_Facts_Throughout_The_Centuries
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:00:01 +0000
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